Track-adjusting device.



J. GONTOS.

TRACK ADJUSTING DEVICE.

APPLIOATI 0N FILED 00w. 2, 1912.

1 70,414, Patented Aug. 19, 1913.

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Mill-IE by W UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

JOHN CONTOS, OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA.

TRACK-ADJUSTING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN CoNros, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Island, in the county of Hall and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and useful Track-Adjusting Device of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to an improvement in track adjusting devices, this particular structure being an improvement upon the structure shown in applicants Patent No. 1,013,987, granted to him January 9, 1912, the primary object of the present i11- vention being the provision of additional mechanisms whereby the necessary operations for adjusting the tracks and ties may be carried out with a single apparatus.

IVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device when used for removing or setting a tie. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the tie engaging member. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the wedge for actuating the tie engaging member.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a frame which has formed integral with the lower end thereof, the aper tured lug 2, the capstan 3 being rotatably mounted in the frame 1 and carrying upon the lower end thereof, the actuating gear 4, the purpose of which will presently appear.

lVhere the device is used in connection wit-l1 removing and renewing the ties T, the frame 1 has its lug 2 connected to the V- shaped wedge 32 and such V-shaped wedge 32 is disposed between the actuating arms 33 of the toothed tongs 35, these tong members being relatively connected to each other by means of the connecting link 34. The

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. October 2, 1912.

Patented Aug. 19,1913.

Serial No. 723,592.

toothed members are disposed to straddle the tie T, while the bar 11 and its rack engaging portion 13 are placed against the rail 14, thus the rotation of the capstan 3 will move the frame 1 in the direction of the arrow Fig. 1, and will bear against the rail 14 and toward the wedge 32 to spread the arms 33 and thus securely hold the tongs in engagement with the tie, which will be moved in an opposite direction to the pressure against the rail 14 or with the frame 1.

that is claimed is:

1. In a track adjusting device, a bar provided with rail abutting terminals, one portion of the bar being toothed, a frame slidably mounted upon the bar, a capstan connected to the frame, a gear operated by the capstan for engaging the toothed bar to move the frame relatively to the bar, a pair of tie engaging tongs having converging operating ends, and a wedge connected to and carried by the capstan and disposed between the said converging ends of the tongs, whereby the movement of the frame upon the bar will close the tongs upon a tie when moved in opposition to the track engaging portion of the bar.

2. In a track adjusting device, a bar provided with rail abutting terminals, one portion of the bar being toothed, a frame slidably mounted upon the bar, a capstan connected to the frame, a gear operated by the capstan and engaging the toothed bar to move the frame relatively to the bar, an expansible and toothed means for engaging a tie, and cooperable means carried thereby and the capstan for collapsing said means to engage the tie when the frame is moved in one direction, the movement of the frame in the other direction releasing the tie engaging means.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN CONTOS. l/Vitnesses M. GUY Bnrr'r, BENJ. J. CUNNINGHAM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

